Al Bawadi Project
A very controversial project inside Dubailand includes a replica of Burj Dubai as well, along with replicas of Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, Petronas Towers, Taipei 101, Bank of China and much more. The photos were taken at the Arabian Travel Market exhibition. Click here to read more and to see the photos

"The company said work on its Burj Dubai development site was progressing "at a phenomenal rate." ... it is expected to stand some 800 metres (2,500 feet) high." more

2006.apr.13

The weather is not really clear today:

2006.apr.10

2 fantastic night shots by Privy. On the second photo you can see the whole Burj Dubai Complex construction area

2006.apr.10

13 new construction photos by AltinD, including photos of Dubai Mall as well. Burj Dubai is at level 39 & ~145m high

2006.apr.09

There was a conversation going on, on Skyscrapercity forum whether The Illinois -Mile high- tower resembles Burj Dubai or not, feel free to decide:Read more HERE

The Illinois

The Burj Dubai

-Designed in 1956

-Designed in 2005

-1609m

-800m

-528 stories

-189 stories

-Visionary

-Under construction

2006.apr.09

Added a few retro photos to 2005 - April & May

2006.apr.08

Another shot from the Mazaya Center office

2006.apr.07

Another render of the Silk City project in Kuwait, and a render of the over 1km high tower which is going to be built as the centerpiece. MORE

2006.apr.06

Finalised official information about the new supertall in Dubai, Burj Al Alam:
Height: 482m
Floor count.: 108Click for MORE information

2006.apr.05

Smussuw took 18 photos yesterday and they are online now. Burj is at level 38 and 140m tall.

2006.apr.05

Webcam capture of the Burj Dubai from a Mazaya Center office on the other side of Sheikh Zayed Road. Thanks Robigal for moving the camera to the right direction!

2006.apr.04

A quick morning photo by AltinD:

2006.apr.03

Tallest approved towers in Dubai. Park Square Tower is not in the diagram as it only has an unofficial rendering: 150 floors - 666m tall.

So here are the 3 supertalls:

Burj Dubai

Al Burj

Burj Al Alam

850m

800m

482m

189 floors

200 floors

108 floors

Const.end.2008

Const.end.2012

Const.end.2009

2006.apr.02

First construction process update in April:

2006.apr.01

BREAKING NEWS
Nobody expected the tiny country in the heart of Europe to try and compete with either UAE or Kuwait, but it seems to just happen. I've had the opportunity to visit the construction site of the world tallest tower. In the suburb of Budapest the structure is already rising and currently at the height of 85m, and it won't stop before 999m ! The constructor company HUNGAAR is aiming to complete it just ten days sooner than the Burj. The company is very confident and they were not hesitating to publish the exact height, as they claim there is no real competition. On the other hand they would not release a render of the skyscraper, the design is a surprise.
Now let's see what i was able to catch with my camera:
(A few komrads on the left hand securing the area)

2006.apr.01

So the name of the km (+1m) high tower in Kuwait is Mubarak Tower
"Mubarak Tower will be 1001 m high and will form the landmark for this new city. The tower was inspired by the 1001 nights story and the desert plant life. The tower will be composed of 7 vertical villages which will consist of hotels, offices, residences and entertainment facilities."

2006.mar.30

There were rumours about a 1km tall tower in Kuwait, now it seems it's going to be the centerpiece of the Silk City project more

Another two nice photos by Faisal K. Durrani. He took these at 2006.03.25, 2:30pm, enjoy:

2006.mar.28

On this capture you can see the distance between Burj Dubai construction site and the Emirates Towers:

2006.mar.28

If you like Dubai and sportscars as well, then this video with Jeremy Clarkson is a must. 23 mins.:
Click HERE to watch the video

2006.mar.27

Construction photo of the day, by Soennecken:

2006.mar.25

Burj Dubai & Shanghai World Financial Center construction status:

Data

Burj Dubai

SWFC

Final height

800m

492m

Final floor number

189

101

Construction end

2008

2007

Current height

137m

141m

Current floor number

36

31

2006.mar.24

Two days ago there was an interruption of the construction work of Burj Dubai. The Asian workers were angered by the low salaries and how they were mistreated. Krazy have created a petition which you could sign online, if you agree on making a minimum wage for the workers in Dubai.

The design of Moscow Tower has been finalised, it is going to be taller than any other skyscraper in EuropeFacts:
Location: Located in Moscow City, 5.5km from the Red SquareBuilding Type: Mixed-use, super-dense, vertical city for 25,000 people
Uses: Offices, hotel, shopping, leisure and residences with private gardens, public spaces and observation deck
Site Area: 21,935m²
Total Gross Area: 520,800m²
General Building Data
Height to top of building: 600m
Height to top occupied floor: 500m
Width of floor plates: 21m
Typical floor to floor height: 4.25m
Number of lifts: 101
Number of car parking spaces: 3680
Number of floors above ground: 118 floors

Burj Dubai & Moscow Tower diagram:

2006.mar.22

Burj Dubai 2006. March 22:

2006.mar.20

Rumours of the day: Top floor of Burj Dubai will be used by communication companies such as Etisalat Armani design team is slowing down the current construction, as they are the ones designing the first 50+ floors The compeletion date of Dec 30 2008 will not happen (Hopefully this is not true, but we'll see)

2006.mar.18

Beautiful nightshot taken by AltinD:

2006.mar.18

Burj Dubai today:

2006.mar.16

Construction work day/night at Burj Dubai (a bit better quality than the last night shot)